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• NY State Legislature Passes Commercial Fishing Advocate Position

  “The commercial fishing industry is part of the fabric of the East End of Long Island,” Mr. LaValle said in a statement on the measure. “It’s Read More »
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  To Save the Whales, Crab Fishers Are Testing Ropeless Gear

  Commercial crab fisher Dick Ogg, of Bodega Bay, California, knows his industry and its several hundred fishers must adapt. “We have to change. This is all Read More »

• Fishermen, regulators disagree over cause of Brunswick fish kill

  As a massive vacuum truck from Clean Harbors traveled along the shoreline near Simpsons Point midweek to clean up rotting pogies, local fishermen were battling what Read More »
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  View to a Kill: Galápagos Sea Lions Team Up to Capture Huge Tuna

  In the Pacific, off the Galápagos Islands’ coast, a clever ploy leads to a hearty feast. Sea lions cannot typically catch massive yellowfin tuna—which can swim Read More »

• Saturday and Sunday! Stone Crab Festival in Cortez! Be There!!

  The Stone Crab Festival,  held along north Sarasota Bay in the historic Cortez commercial fishing village, returns for its third year Saturday and Sunday. Organizers are promising Read More »

• Pompano Beach seafood purveyor conspired to sell live spiny lobster caught in the Florida Keys to China

  The government alleges in the 6-page document that Eric Berman conspired with at least one other person “known to the U.S. Attorney’s Office” to package and Read More »

• CETA on life support because of Brexit

  The Brexit vote has left Europe in a mess – and dealt a serious blow to Canada’s trade prospects. (CETA, Canadian fishery issues, click here) The Read More »

• Congress must protect Louisiana’s shrimping industry – “Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act” (HR 1907).

  Consumer Reports found banned antibiotics on samples of imported shrimp collected from the shelves of major retail chains, such as Kroger, Wal-Mart, and Costco. The illegal Read More »
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  F/V Kodiak Enterprise: Day 3 – Fire crews prioritizing keeping burning Tacoma ship from capsizing

  The ship is visibly leaning to the port side, “more than we want it to,” officials said on Monday. The ship is taking on water, but Read More »
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  Ban on trap fishing lifted, Massachusetts Lobstermen start setting gear

  When last we saw Joe Mondello in early April, he was standing in front of a mountain of 550 traps,,, Mondello, as with many lobstermen at Read More »
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  Galley Stories! Captain Casey McManus-Fishing’s always family, and if you’re lucky, you get a bike!

  Captain Casey McManus from the F/V Cornelia Marie joins us to share his Story. From Ballard Wa to Bristol Bay and across the state of Alaska. Read More »
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  Dr. Tim Ball Defeats Michael ‘Hockey Stick’ Mann’s Climate Lawsuit

  The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed Dr. Michael Mann’s defamation lawsuit against skeptical Canadian climatologist Dr. Tim Ball. Full legal costs were awarded to Read More »
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  Oregon: Commercial Dungeness crab season not starting as fishermen hoped

  Wednesday signifies the official start of the commercial Dungeness crab season, but it’s not starting out the way fishermen had hoped. This is the day they Read More »

• What Happens to “Excessively Soaked” Sole Fillets?

  Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP) is an inorganic compound mostly used for preserving frozen meat and seafood products. Used in trace amounts, STPP preserves the water content inside Read More »

• Lobster in the Beer??? Oxbow brewing a beer made with lobsters

  Oxbow Brewing is offering a quicker way to consume two of the Maine’s summertime staples: beer and lobster. The brewer is producing beer made with live Read More »
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  Appeal and application process frustrates – Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program extended

  The appeal deadline for the Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program has been extended by DFO to Oct.1 from Sept.15 following months of delays and online Read More »

• Murder charge in Petit-de-Grat fisherman’s death

  RCMP have charged a 40-year-old man with second-degree murder in connection to the death of a fisherman from Petit-de-Grat, a small fishing village in Cape Breton. Read More »
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  Shrimpers displaced as Fort Myers Beach Fire Department plans new training facility

  The state of the shrimping industry on San Carlos Island has been a topic of concern for months. A shrimping building that once stood on the Read More »

• Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for December 30, 2014

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273  Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Read More »
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  Tragic details that have come out about Deadliest Catch

  The Discovery Channel’s bracing look at the lives and losses of Bering Sea crab men, Deadliest Catch, has been packing a punch since it debuted in Read More »
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  Lobster prices are through the roof!

  As the country reopens post-pandemic, increased demand for lobster and a squeezed supply caused by a state ban on lobstering to protect right whales has resulted Read More »
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  “First fish is a celebration of the start of Alaska’s wild salmon season,” – 60° North Seafoods delivers first fish to Anchorage

  While the first Copper River salmon hit markets and tables in Seattle on May 18, the first fish arrived in Anchorage on time for dinner on Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 68′ Desco Dragger W/State and Federal Permits, Cat 3408

  To review specifications, information, and 54 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:36 Read More »
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  Research concludes after years of studying the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its effects in the Gulf

  The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, a consortium of 17 institutions in six countries, was funded through a $500 million grant from BP. The money was Read More »

• Guest column: Warnings about seismic testing, Neil A. Armingeon of St. Augustine

  The noise is constant, every 16 seconds, 24 hour a day, for weeks on end. Could you read? Communicate with your family? This isn’t science fiction. Read More »